Sterling is a beautiful yearling filly by Popeye K. She loves people, first to meet you in the pasture. Good for the farrier. Loves attention and very smart. She has beautiful floating movement and a huge stride. She will be KWPN-NA register A. We believe she will likely mature to approximately 16.2. She has good bone, but is still very feminine.

Sterling’s dam is 16.3 and showed a lot of promise prior to retirement. Great jumper and was very easy to start. She has a great personality as well. Lots of photographs and information available on her dam and granddam, Until November. Until November was an Elite mare and was the #4 mare in North America the year she was inspected.

About Popeye K: Popeye K began his training in 1999, before attempting his Canadian Warmblood testing in September 2001 during which he finished Reserve Champion. In 2002, Popeye K was shipped down to Ocala, Florida to begin his show career, where he competed in the Pre-Green Hunters. The following year he was sent to Virginia to train with the great hunter rider Tommy Serio, before continuing his show career.

Popeye K has had great success in the show ring. He was named the Horse of the Year Green Conformation Hunter by the United States Equestrian Federation in 2004, and in 2005 was named Show Hunter of the Year by The Chronicle of the Horse magazine. In both 2005 and 2006 he was named the Reserve Horse of the Year by the USEF and the Regular Conformation Hunter of the Year by the Show Hunter Hall of Fame. In 2005, 2006 and 2007, he was named the Winter Equestrian Festival Circuit Champion in the Regular Conformation Hunter division. He is known for his jumping ability and great temperament and has produced several hundreds of foals that are now competing in the sport successfully.